Paint Job

 

This weekend, NorthernMommy had a race in Massachusetts, and NorthernDaddy decided to surprise her by re-doing the stairwell to the basement laundry while she was gone.

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Before: standard builder's-grade white paint job, some coats hanging in the way, and some archery equipment cluttering up the wall (and some stained cement block at the base of the stairs)

 

Shortly after NorthernMommy pulled out of the drive and headed south, the crew (NorthernDaddy and LittleNorthernConstructionDude) had removed the coat hooks and gotten rid of all the clutter. A quick trip to Lowes sourced all the supplies, and the work continued.

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The idea was to put up a base coat of blue and then try that fancy sponge painting technique with a lighter color wash. That didn't work out as planned. Really, it didn't work out at all - the paint/glaze mix that Daddy measured out wasn't light enough, and the sponge technique is all but invisible.

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What did work? LittleNortherner with a paint roller. He was quite excited to try his hand at painting a wall. He did an excellent job - for the areas he could reach. (NorthernDaddy was not ready to let Little up on the ladder that was leaning across the stairwell to the high side of the walls!)

The coat of bright white paint on the cement block turned out nicely, too.

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LittleNortherner is available to be hired out for interior painting.....